| League Cup 1980/81 Results |
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| First Round | |||||||||||
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Byes
- The 22 First Division
clubs plus the 3 clubs relegated from the First Division in 1979/80 (Bolton,
Bristol City, Derby)
plus the 11 sides who finished 4th-14th
in Division 2 in 1979/80
(Cambridge, Chelsea, Luton, Newcastle,
Oldham, Orient, Preston, QPR, Shrewsbury, Swansea, West Ham United). |
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| Sat | Aug | 9 | Aldershot | 2 | - | 0 | Wimbledon | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Wimbledon | 4 | - | 1 | Aldershot | ||||
| Wimbledon won 4-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | - | 0 | Huddersfield Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | - | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Blackburn won on away goals after finishing 1-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Bournemouth | 1 | - | 1 | Swindon Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Swindon Town | 2 | - | 0 | Bournemouth | ||||
| Swindon won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Brentford | 3 | - | 1 | Charlton Athletic | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | - | 0 | Brentford | ||||
| Charlton won 6-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Bury | 2 | - | 2 | Halifax Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Halifax Town | 0 | - | 1 | Bury | ||||
| Bury won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Carlisle United | 2 | - | 0 | Rochdale | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Rochdale | 1 | - | 1 | Carlisle United | ||||
| Carlisle won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Chester | 1 | - | 1 | Stockport County | ||||
| Mon | Aug | 11 | Stockport County | 1 | - | 0 | Chester | ||||
| Stockport won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Chesterfield | 1 | - | 0 | Darlington | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Darlington | 1 | - | 2 | Chesterfield | ||||
| Chesterfield won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Colchester United | 0 | - | 2 | Gillingham | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Gillingham | 2 | - | 1 | Colchester United | ||||
| Gillingham won 4-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | - | 1 | Mansfield Town | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Mansfield Town | 2 | - | 1 | Doncaster Rovers | ||||
| Mansfield won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Exeter City | 1 | - | 1 | Bristol Rovers | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | - | 1 | Exeter City | ||||
| Bristol Rovers won 7-6 on penalties after finishing 2-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Grimsby Town | 1 | - | 0 | Notts County | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Notts County | 3 | - | 0 | Grimsby Town | ||||
| Notts County won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Hereford United | 1 | - | 0 | Newport County | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Newport County | 5 | - | 0 | Hereford United | ||||
| Newport won 5-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Lincoln City | 5 | - | 0 | Hull City | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Hull City | 0 | - | 2 | Lincoln City | ||||
| Lincoln won 7-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Fri | Aug | 8 | Northampton Town | 0 | - | 2 | Reading | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 13 | Reading | 2 | - | 3 | Northampton Town | ||||
| Reading won 4-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Peterborough United | 3 | - | 2 | Fulham | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Fulham | 1 | - | 1 | Peterborough United | ||||
| Peterborough won 4-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | - | 1 | Portsmouth | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Portsmouth | 2 | - | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | ||||
| Portsmouth won 3-1 aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Port Vale | 2 | - | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 | - | 1 | Port Vale | ||||
| Tranmere won on away goals after finishing 3-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Rotherham United | 1 | - | 3 | Bradford City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 13 | Bradford City | 0 | - | 0 | Rotherham United | ||||
| Bradford City won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Scunthorpe United | 0 | - | 1 | Barnsley | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Barnsley | 2 | - | 1 | Scunthorpe United | ||||
| Barnsley won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | - | 0 | Sheffield United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Sheffield United | 1 | - | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Southend United | 1 | - | 0 | Oxford United | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 13 | Oxford United | 2 | - | 0 | Southend United | ||||
| Oxford won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Torquay United | 0 | - | 0 | Cardiff City | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 13 | Cardiff City | 2 | - | 1 | Torquay United | ||||
| Cardiff won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Walsall | 2 | - | 3 | Blackpool | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 13 | Blackpool | 3 | - | 1 | Walsall | ||||
| Blackpool won 6-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Watford | 2 | - | 1 | Millwall | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Millwall | 0 | - | 2 | Watford | ||||
| Watford won 4-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Wigan Athletic | 2 | - | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||||
| Wed | Aug | 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | - | 2 | Wigan Athletic | ||||
| Wigan won 4-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | Wrexham | 1 | - | 3 | Burnley | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Burnley | 2 | - | 1 | Wrexham | ||||
| Burnley won 5-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Sat | Aug | 9 | York City | 2 | - | 1 | Hartlepool United | ||||
| Tue | Aug | 12 | Hartlepool United | 0 | - | 0 | York City | ||||
| York won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
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| Second Round | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 27 | Aston Villa | 1 | - | 0 | Leeds United | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Leeds United | 1 | - | 3 | Aston Villa | ||||
| Aston Villa won 4-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Birmingham City | 2 | - | 1 | Bristol City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Bristol City | 0 | - | 0 | Birmingham City | ||||
| Birmingham won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 27 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | - | 0 | Gillingham | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Gillingham | 1 | - | 2 | Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Blackburn won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | - | 3 | Crystal Palace | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Crystal Palace | 2 | - | 1 | Bolton Wanderers | ||||
| Crystal Palace won 5-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 27 | Bradford City | 1 | - | 0 | Liverpool | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Liverpool | 4 | - | 0 | Bradford City | ||||
| Liverpool won 4-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | - | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | - | 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||||
| Brighton won 7-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Burnley | 0 | - | 2 | West Ham United | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | West Ham United | 4 | - | 0 | Burnley | ||||
| West Ham won 6-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Cambridge United | 3 | - | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (holders) | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Wolverhampton W. (holders) | 0 | - | 1 | Cambridge United | ||||
| Cambridge United won 4-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 27 | Cardiff City | 1 | - | 0 | Chelsea | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Chelsea | 1 | - | 1 | Cardiff City | ||||
| Cardiff won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Carlisle United | 1 | - | 2 | Charlton Athletic | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Charlton Athletic | 2 | - | 1 | Carlisle United | ||||
| Charlton won 4-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Chesterfield | 3 | - | 1 | Oxford United | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Oxford United | 3 | - | 0 | Chesterfield | ||||
| Oxford won 4-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Everton | 3 | - | 0 | Blackpool | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Blackpool | 2 | - | 2 | Everton | ||||
| Everton won 5-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 27 | Lincoln City | 1 | - | 1 | Swindon Town | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Swindon Town | 2 | - | 0 | Lincoln City | ||||
| Swindon won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 27 | Manchester United | 0 | - | 1 | Coventry City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Coventry City | 1 | - | 0 | Manchester United | ||||
| Coventry won 2-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Mansfield Town | 0 | - | 0 | Barnsley | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Barnsley | 4 | - | 2 | Mansfield Town | ||||
| Barnsley won 4-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Middlesbrough | 3 | - | 1 | Ipswich Town | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Ipswich Town | 3 | - | 0 | Middlesbrough | ||||
| Ipswich won 4-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 27 | Newcastle United | 3 | - | 2 | Bury | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Bury | 1 | - | 0 | Newcastle United | ||||
| Bury won on away goals after finishing 3-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Newport County | 1 | - | 1 | Notts County | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Notts County | 2 | - | 0 | Newport County | ||||
| Motts County won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 27 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | - | 0 | Peterborough United | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Peterborough United | 1 | - | 1 | Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Nottingham Forest won 4-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | - | 2 | Portsmouth | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Portsmouth | 1 | - | 0 | Oldham Athletic | ||||
| Portsmouth won on away goals after finishing 3-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 27 | Orient | 0 | - | 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | - | 1 | Orient | ||||
| Spurs won 4-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Preston North End | 1 | - | 0 | Wigan Athletic | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | - | 2 | Preston North End | ||||
| Preston won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | - | 0 | Derby County | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Derby County | 0 | - | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | ||||
| QPR won 5-3 on penalties after finishing 0-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 27 | Reading | 0 | - | 2 | Luton Town | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Luton Town | 1 | - | 1 | Reading | ||||
| Luton won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | - | 1 | Norwich City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Norwich City | 2 | - | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | ||||
| Norwich won 3-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Southampton | 4 | - | 0 | Watford | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Watford | 7 | - | 1 | Southampton | ||||
| Watford won 7-5 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 27 | Stockport County | 1 | - | 1 | Sunderland | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Sunderland | 1 | - | 2 | Stockport County | ||||
| Stockport won 3-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 27 | Stoke City | 1 | - | 1 | Manchester City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Manchester City | 3 | - | 0 | Stoke City | ||||
| Manchester City won 4-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Swansea City | 1 | - | 1 | Arsenal | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Arsenal | 3 | - | 1 | Swansea City | ||||
| Arsenal won 4-2 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | - | 0 | Leicester City | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Leicester City | 0 | - | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | ||||
| WBA won 2-0 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Tue | Aug | 26 | Wimbledon | 2 | - | 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | - | 1 | Wimbledon | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday won 4-3 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Wed | Aug | 27 | York City | 2 | - | 1 | Bristol Rovers | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 3 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | - | 0 | York City | ||||
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This match was played at Ashton Gate, Bristol
City FC, following a fire at the Eastville Stadium -
details. Bristol Rovers won on away goals after finishing 2-2 on aggregate |
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| Third Round | |||||||||||
| Tue | Sep | 23 | Barnsley | 3 | - | 2 | Cardiff City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 23 | Birmingham City | 1 | - | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 23 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | - | 2 | Coventry City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 23 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | - | 0 | Portsmouth | ||||
| This match was played at Ashton Gate, Bristol City FC, following a fire at the Eastville Stadium - details. | |||||||||||
| Tue | Sep | 30 | Portsmouth | 2 | - | 0 |
Bristol Rovers |
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| Tue | Sep | 23 | Bury | 0 | - | 7 | Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 23 | Cambridge United | 2 | - | 1 | Aston Villa | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 23 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | - | 2 | West Ham United | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 24 | Everton | 1 | - | 2 | West Bromwich Albion | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 23 | Ipswich Town | 1 | - | 1 | Norwich City | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 8 | Norwich City | 1 | - | 3 |
Ipswich Town |
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| Tue | Sep | 23 | Liverpool | 5 | - | 0 | Swindon Town | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 23 | Luton Town | 1 | - | 2 | Manchester City | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 23 | Notts County | 4 | - | 1 | Queens Park Rangers | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 23 | Preston North End | 1 | - | 0 | Oxford United | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | - | 2 | Watford | ||||
| Mon | Sep | 22 | Stockport County | 1 | - | 3 | Arsenal | ||||
| Wed | Sep | 24 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | - | 0 | Crystal Palace | ||||
| Tue | Sep | 30 | Crystal Palace | 1 | - | 3 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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| Fourth Round | |||||||||||
| Tue | Oct | 28 | Birmingham City | 2 | - | 1 | Ipswich Town | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 28 | Coventry City | 1 | - | 1 | Cambridge United | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 4 | Cambridge United | 0 | - | 1 |
Coventry City |
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| Tue | Oct | 28 | Liverpool | 4 | - | 1 | Portsmouth | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 29 | Manchester City | 5 | - | 1 | Notts County | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | - | 0 | Arsenal | ||||
| Tue | Oct | 28 | Watford | 4 | - | 1 | Nottingham Forest | ||||
| Wed | Oct | 29 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | - | 0 | Preston North End | ||||
| Tue | Nov | 4 | Preston North End | 1 | - | 1 |
West Bromwich Albion |
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| Wed | Nov | 12 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | - | 1 |
Preston North End |
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| Tue | Oct | 28 | West Ham United | 2 | - | 1 | Barnsley | ||||
| Fifth Round | |||||||||||
| Tue | Dec | 2 | Liverpool | 3 | - | 1 | Birmingham City | ||||
| Wed | Dec | 3 | Manchester City | 2 | - | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | ||||
| Tue | Dec | 2 | Watford | 2 | - | 2 | Coventry City | ||||
| Tue | Dec | 9 | Coventry City | 5 | - | 0 |
Watford |
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| Tue | Dec | 2 | West Ham United | 1 | - | 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||
| Semi-Finals (home and away legs) | |||||||||||
| Tue | Jan | 27 | Coventry City | 3 | - | 2 | West Ham United | ||||
| Tue | Feb | 10 | West Ham United | 2 | - | 0 | Coventry City | ||||
| West Ham United won 4-3 on aggregate. | |||||||||||
| Wed | Jan | 14 | Manchester City | 0 | - | 1 | Liverpool | ||||
| Tue | Feb | 10 | Liverpool | 1 | - | 1 | Manchester City | ||||
| Liverpool won 2-1 on aggregate | |||||||||||
| Final (at Wembley Stadium, London) | |||||||||||
| Sat | Mar | 14 | Liverpool | 1 | - | 1 | West Ham United | ||||
| Final Replay (at Villa Park, Aston Villa FC) | |||||||||||
| Wed | Apr | 1 | Liverpool | 2 | - | 1 | West Ham United | ||||
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